Asking For It

By CBC and Mermaid Palace

A queer contemporary take of the Goldilocks tale: about love, music, and breaking the cycle of abuse. Goldie escapes a chaotic childhood only to go from a partner who starves her of love to a partner ... more

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How many episodes does Asking For It have?

The podcast currently has 9 episodes available.

Asking For It episodes:

February 21, 2023 Asking For It Introduces: The Heart: SISTERS
The Heart is an audio art project about power and love. From CBC Podcasts, Mermaid Palace and Radiotopia. SISTERS is a 5 episode series that follows the journey of an older and younger sister from birth to adulthood. Natalie and Kaitlin went from being childhood rivals to being best friends. When the sisters decide to work together to create the very podcast series you are about to listen to, they face challenges they never anticipated. Sibling rivalry, mental health struggles and the daunting task of creating an audio series about it all: can these women overcome the patterns they learned in childhood and live in harmony as adults? More episodes are available at: https://link.chtbl.com/mo151CGA
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38min
February 24, 2020 EP. 1: Meet Goldie
The cycle begins
“Everyone feels the same way when we fall in love, right? But what if I’m a puzzle piece so misshapen that when I find my perfect match... it’s a disaster. Dangerous even?”
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25min
February 24, 2020 EP. 2: Too Little
Abuse that is invisible but still leaves a mark
“What would you say if I told you a MAN was doing these things to me?”
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30min
February 24, 2020 EP. 3: Three Bears
Inside the mind of an abuser
“Why tell a lie when you’ve found the real thing?”
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33min
February 24, 2020 EP. 4: Once Upon a Time...
Internalized Misogyny and Intergenerational Trauma
“Dangit! I’m still alive?”
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26min
February 24, 2020 EP. 5: Too Much
Intimate partner violence
“Never in all my years of playing dress-up, of scissoring my Barbies, of pretending to marry my dog, did I ever imagine I would grow up to stare into the eyes of my beloved and say: ‘Can you please stop pointing the gun at me?’”
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52min
February 24, 2020 EP. 6: Enough!
Mothering your Mother
The Sisterhood of Cracked Ribs and a Pupil Full of Loaded Gun
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28min
February 24, 2020 EP. 7: Escape
Seven times
“I heard it takes people like seven times to leave their abuser so I’m hoping you can help me. I can’t … I can’t do this seven times.”
Dr. Dar: “Seven times is the average. It could take more than that.”
Listen to the podcast's original soundtrack: http://bit.ly/HIPSforAFI
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37min
February 06, 2020 Asking For It: Trailer
How did Goldie get here? She fell in love.
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2min

FAQs about Asking For It:

How many episodes does Asking For It have?

The podcast currently has 9 episodes available.